A fire was reported at 7034 North Baird Avenue in Reseda at 8:59 a.m. on October 9.
The LAFD 🔥
posted an alert about the fire, identified as inc#0560, and noted that the structure fire was handled by Fire Station 73, according to the
Los Angeles Fire Department
.
MyNewsLA.com reported that a fire started in a garage at 7034 Baird Avenue on October 9 and spread to a house. The report said explosions were heard and may have come from propane tanks, and the blaze was put out by 9:18 a.m., as MyNewsLA.com reported at the time.
Why Crews Kept Their Distance
Crews operated in defensive mode during the Baird Avenue fire. Four LAFD firefighters were injured two days earlier, on October 7, during a sudden flash fire while investigating a residential call in Silver Lake.
Council District
The Baird Avenue fire was listed in Council District 4.
The cause of the October 9 Baird Avenue fire was undetermined.
Garage and home fires like the one reported on Baird Avenue are far from rare nationally. The U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Protection Association estimate roughly 6,600 residential garage fires occur annually across the country, causing about 400 injuries and $457 million in property damage, with garage fires frequently spreading to adjacent primary residences, as Hoodline previously reported.
